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Trump Names Biden Almost 900 Times This Year Even Though His Ailing Rival Has Retired From Public Life

Donald Trump has named Joe Biden nearly 900 times in 2026, blaming him for inflation and immigration, but polls show most Americans hold Trump responsible for high prices.

International Business Times UK · Sep 22

Vivek Ramaswamy is worth $2.3bn. A win in Ohio could make him America’s second-richest governor

Vivek Ramaswamy's fortune has significantly increased due to Roivant Sciences' stock performance. He has sold billions in company stock over the past year. This growing wealth contrasts with his opponent's campaign message. Ramaswamy's stake in Roivant has decreased, but he holds other investments. His financial success is a key point…

The Economic Times · Sep 22

DNA study confirms Thomas Jefferson fathered children with enslaved Sally Hemings

America’s third president and one of its founding fathers kept more than 600 slaves

The Independent UK · Sep 22

'I am Hindu and my mom is not white': Ro Khanna asks Dinesh D'Souza if this makes him less American

Indian-origin Congressman Ro Khanna took a potshot at Indian-origin MAGA commentator Dinesh D'Souza after D'Souza defended his daughter, Danielle D'Souza, the wife of Rep Brandon Gill, as an American because she is a Christian born in America to a white mother. The defense was necessitated by Hasan Piker's attack on…

The Times of India · Sep 21

CATL’s New Batteries Target American Pickups. They Could Be Made In The U.S.

A CATL executive said U.S. automakers have tested its new pickup batteries. Licensing could bring production to America despite trade barriers.

InsideEVs · Sep 21

How red went from the color of revolution to the color of Republicans in US politics

“Better dead than red.”

The Conversation · Sep 21

What happened at the end of the Revolutionary War? Here’s how Americans set up a brand-new country once the fighting ended

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The Conversation · Sep 21

The 1950s: The Repudiation of Hate Speech Laws

In the 1950s, Americans confronted the precipitous rise of hate speech and hate groups, yet very few turned to hate speech laws as a solution.

Reason · Sep 21

Houston’s Historic Black Theater at 50

For five decades, the Ensemble has brought Houstonians together to laugh, cry, and talk back to plays representing all aspects of African-American life.

Texas Observer · Sep 21

We’re not in a new Gilded Age in America: inequality is now far worse

Today’s wealth gap is much bigger, and the country’s richest have much more power than they once did. It’s an Age of Oligarchy

The Guardian - US · Sep 21